Deborah YaffeDec 31, 2020Goodbye at last, 2020A year ago, I confidently predicted a 2020 filled with the usual array of Austen events: “Teas, balls, fairs, festivals, conferences,...
Deborah YaffeNov 5, 2020Good timingThis weekend, time zones are friendly to Janeites with an appetite for online convening. On paper, it looks like you’d have to choose how...
Deborah YaffeOct 29, 2020Down Under AustenFor Janeites, the highlight of this month’s online social calendar was the Jane Austen Society of North America’s first-ever virtual...
Deborah YaffeJun 25, 2020Online Austen everywhereA month or two ago, there was no joy in Austenland, as, one by one, treasured Jane Austen events fell victim to coronavirus cancelation....
Deborah YaffeJun 11, 2020Tuning in to Chawton HouseEven in quarantine – especially in quarantine? -- Janeites apparently can’t get enough Jane Austen. Or so we might conclude from the...
Deborah YaffeJan 2, 2020Eighty years onThe year that began yesterday will not bring us any important Jane Austen anniversaries: The bicentenaries of her death and of the...
Deborah YaffeJan 1, 2018Worldwide Jane in 2018Once upon a time, Jane Austen was a British writer. But today, she’s an international phenomenon, with fan societies on at least five...
Deborah YaffeNov 2, 2017Another stop on the Jane TourKeeping track of the many Jane Austen celebrations, conferences, festivals, and exhibits taking place around the world – especially...
Deborah YaffeJan 2, 2017A whirlwind new year for JaneitesHappy new year, Janeites! For us fans of Jane Austen, 2017 is a big year, the biggest since – well, since 2013, when we celebrated the...